Vocab

Question 1

latent fingerprints

Answer 1

a concealed fingerprint made visible through powders

Question 2

loops

Answer 2

fingerprint patterns in which ridge flow inward and returns in the direction of origin

Question 3

basal

Answer 3

the development of ridge patterns happens in this layer of skin where new cells are produced

Question 4

sudoriferous glands

Answer 4

glands in skin that produce sweat

Question 5

whorls

Answer 5

fingerprint that resembles bullseye

Question 6

biometrics

Answer 6

uses measurements and statistical analyses of someones physical characteristics to aid in their identification

Question 7

ridge patterns

Answer 7

recognizable pattern of the ridges found in end pads of fingers that form lines in the surface of objects in a fingerprint and 3 categories

Question 8

arches

Answer 8

fingerprint pattern in which the ridge pattern originates from one side of the print and continues on another

Question 9

Sir William Herschel

Answer 9

began collecting fingerprints in 1856, noted patterns are unique to each person

Question 10

core

Answer 10

center of loop

Question 11

plastic fingerprints

Answer 11

a 3d fingerprint made using soft material such a clay

Question 12

delta

Answer 12

triangular ridge pattern

Question 13

Sir Francis Galton

Answer 13

developed classification system

Question 14

dactyloscopy

Answer 14

system of identifying fingerprints